2019 Torbrek Runrig Barossa Valley Shiraz
Vineyard: Torbrek
Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia
Grapes: 98.5% Shiraz, 1.5% Viognier
Vintage: 2019
ABV: 15%
Vivino: 4.4
Drink By: 2040
Occasional Wine Note: This is a lot of crazy awesome flavor in one little bottle. We absolutely love their "The Factor" offering and didn't think it could be improved upon. Correction. This flagship offering is absolutely brilliant. Black and blue fruits, layers of spice, chocolate, and well integrated tannin are woven together brilliantly in this wonderfully complex masterpiece.
Wine Advocate
Critic Score: 98
The... how to describe this... it's like a kaleidoscopic vortex of midnight flavor (dark, dense, brooding and spicy), swirling tannins and endlessly plush length. The Viognier in this 2019 RunRig has been absorbed somehow, compressed by the warm, low-yielding vintage that birthed it. It has been pushed down into the reaches of the Shiraz, which is a very good thing, as its propensity for slinky-like bounce and spiral needs some limiting. This is insanely complex yet also balanced. Charry oak frames the wines from all sides, but like the gravity pull on the earth from the sun, the oak is drawn inexorably inward. Pretty impressive, but this wine always is. A beast unto itself, wines like this have few peers.
James Suckling
Critic Score: 98
Blackberry, blueberry and some spice aromas here. Sandalwood and cedar. Full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that spread across the palate and show superb depth of concentration. Yet it’s agile and light-footed. Goes on for minutes. Tight still with illustrious depth and power. 30 months in French oak barrels. 50% new.